The "In-between" Days

We're still in the midst of the holiday season. If you are like me you've already made it through one of the most food intensive days of celebration and are preparing for the next. For me it was Christmas Eve and Day celebrations, now I have a few days before New Years festivities. Whichever winter holiday you celebrate chances are you've made it through the bulk of the major "eating days" and are preparing for the next.

Its hard to pass up all those left over cookies, nut rolls, cakes, goodies, and other sweets, but these "in-between days" as I like to call them can be the key to avoiding the typical 5 to 10 pound holiday gain. Use these days to refocus your healthy eating efforts. If you are the kind that likes to go visiting during this time of year, where you are offered treats at entry house, you can still be polite and eat a cookie, but opt for water instead of soda, alcohol, or blended drink.

Use the time you have to yourself to make the best healthiest food choices so when you are confronted by treaty treats the impact won't be as severe. If you keep in mind that the holiday its over and today is just another day (as far as eating goes) its easier to get back on track. It's also easy to let your workout regime slip during this time of year, making sure you get that metabolism boost will also prove to be worth the effort.

If you use a calorie counting website our App to help you stay on track, chances are you may have changed your goal to maintaining your current weight or only losing half a pound a week, today is the day to change your goal back to your typical weekly weight loss goal and keep at it until the New Years Eve party.

This morning I started off with yet another better breakfast....oh and my better breakfast did incorporate some left over holiday ham!